Russia has enough resources to wage war for another 2 years – Ukrainian intelligence agency

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has said that Russia has enough resources to continue waging war against Ukraine in 2027 and 2028.

Source: Oleh Ivashchenko, Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in an interview with Ukrinform

Quote: "Meanwhile, it [Russia] still has sufficient resources to wage war against Ukraine. We do not rule out that these resources could last through both 2027 and 2028."

Details: Ivashchenko said that joint efforts with Ukraine's partners are needed to deprive Russia of these resources.

"Sanctions must actually work. We know which countries supply the Russian Federation with electronic components, machine tools and specialised chemicals. Many intermediary companies are emerging that import into Russia goods which subsequently fuel its war machine against us," he said.

Ivashchenko also believes that public discontent among Russians over the war will grow, although it is difficult to say whether this will develop into sufficiently strong protest potential.

"But more than 60% of people are already against the war. This is a consequence of the economic situation and the enemy's heavy personnel losses. We can say that Russia's contract recruitment model has largely exhausted itself. We see that regional budgets in Russia are no longer able to fund payments for contract recruitment. At the same time, Russian troop losses are increasing. Russia's average daily losses range from 1,200 to 1,400 personnel, sometimes reaching 1,500. This includes those killed and seriously wounded," the DIU chief said.

Background: In early June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Russian leader Vladimir Putin not to continue the war into 2027 and 2028.

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